Just Supposin'
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Just Supposin' is the thirteenth album by Status Quo. Co-produced by the group and John Eden, it was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin. Released on 17 October 1980,[1] it entered the UK albums chart at number 4.
Three tracks were issued as singles the same year, "What You're Proposing", and a double A-side, "Lies"/"Don't Drive My Car". At the end of 1981 an edited version of another track, the uncharacteristic ballad "Rock 'n' Roll", appeared as a single after the release of Quo's subsequent album Never Too Late. It was a prolific recording session, which included enough material for Never Too Late, released only five months later.
"Over the Edge" was co-written by bass player Alan Lancaster and Keith Lamb, lead singer of British bands The Case, Sleepy Talk and Mr. Toad, and founder and lead singer of Australia's successful glam rock band Hush.
The cover art work features the launch phase of a UGM-84 Harpoon submarine missile.[2]
Reception
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| Allmusic |    [3] |
In their retrospective review, Allmusic mostly praised the album's set of songs, commenting that they "married the expected boogie to a new wave quirkiness that was straight out of the year's hippest fashion guides. It works, as well – for the most part, anyway."[3]
Track listing
Side one
- "What You're Proposing" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) – 4:15
- "Run to Mummy" (Francis Rossi, Andy Bown) – 3:08
- "Don't Drive My Car" (Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown) – 4:30
- "Lies" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) – 3:56
- "Over the Edge" (Alan Lancaster, Keith Lamb) - 4:29
Side two
- "The Wild Ones" (Alan Lancaster) – 3:53
- "Name of the Game" (Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown) – 4:26
- "Coming and Going" (Rick Parfitt, Bob Young) – 6:20
- "Rock 'n' Roll" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) – 5:23
2005 reissue bonus track
- "AB Blues" (Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown) – 4:28
Personnel
- Francis Rossi – guitar, vocals
- Rick Parfitt – guitar, vocals
- Alan Lancaster – bass, vocals
- John Coghlan – drums
- Andy Bown – keyboards
- Bernie Frost – backing vocals
- Bob Young – harmonica on "Coming And Going"
References
- ^ "Off the Record". NME. London, England: IPC Media: 4. 4 October 1980.
- ^ "Harpoon (missile)". Memim.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ a b Thompson, Dave. Status Quo – Just Supposin' > Review at AllMusic
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